Freeman poll: Barry had early lead in mayor’s race

An internal poll commissioned by Bill Freeman in November showed Megan Barry with an early lead and Freeman in second place in a race for Nashville mayor that the pollster labeled “wide open.”

The survey, conducted by Myers Research & Strategic Services, a Washington D.C.-based Democratic polling firm, came a month before Freeman, a wealthy real estate executive, decided to jump in the race. It also predated Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry’s decision to enter the contest.